This is a symptom of a bug in sun's java6 regarding ipv6.
Try
$ /sbin/sysctl net.ipv6.bindv6only
If this value is 1 you need to disable the setting:
$ sudo /sbin/sysctl net.ipv6.bindv6only=0
For a persistent fix:
Check /etc/sysctl.conf and /etc/sysctl.d/* for this setting and restart procfs
** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #23635
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23635
** Also affects: telepathy-butterfly via
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23635
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unknown
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